Local Group Policy Editor - Open

This will show you how to open the Local Group Policy Editor in Vista.

How to Open the Local Group Policy Editor in Vista​

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This will show you how to open the Local Group Policy Editor in Vista.

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The Local Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the Computer Configuration and User Configuration settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed for your computer.

Computer Configuration
Administrators can use Computer Configuration to set policies that are applied to computer, regardless of who logs on to the computers. Computer Configuration typically contains sub-items for software settings, Windows settings, and administrative templates.

User Configuration
Administrators can use User Configuration to set policies that apply to users, regardless of which computer they log on to. User Configuration typically contains sub-items for software settings, Windows settings, and administrative templates.

You will need to be an administrator to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

The Local Group Policy Editor will only be available in the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterpise editions. You will not have the Local Group Policy Editor available in the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions.

EXAMPLE: Local Group Policy Editor

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Here's How:

1. Open the Start menu, then type gpedit.msc in the search line and press Enter. (See screenshot below)​

Ahum. I am using windows vista 32-bit home edition, and this file does not existe in my computer!!!! i tried to open it manually, and nothing is inside the file called GROUP POLICY, its emty! So what can I do??

You can apply filters so that entries containing the required information only are displayed.

For example, this shows the editor when it is first opened (I have arranged and sized the columns for the purpose of this illustration):

Suppose we want to quickly find and display all entries pertaining to scripts (and their derivatives). We click on Action and then Filter Options... As shown in the image below, we fill in script and check (tick) Enable Keyword Filters.

Finally, click OK and then click the Filter icon (it looks like an upside down funnel).

Unfortunately, the All Settings option is only available in Windows 7 and not in Vista. The Filtering option is available in Vista's group policy, but you would need to select a folder in the left pane first, then click on View (menu bar), and click on Filtering first.

However, if you know what you wanted to look for, we may already know where it is for you and let you know faster.